Thank you for taking time to formulate a thoughtful response.

Originally Posted by rhaikh

- 1. Social Media companies don't have first amendment freedom of association protection


Personally, I don't think corporations should have these kinds of protections. Otherwise we will find ourselves arguing meaning of "Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness" in context of AGI (artificial general intelligence). That is, does IBM Watson has a right to not be shut off?

However, US case law, as I understand it, states that Twitter does have freedom of association. Hence abominations like Citizens United.

Originally Posted by rhaikh

- 2c. Political ideology should be a protected class


I think this approach is most promising, however it does require new laws. This is not something that currently protected, hence Twitter can continue arbitrary enforcement of ToS against conservatives and it is not illegal to do so.

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My argument is that social media websites should be regarded as public accommodation


There are other workable approaches. Regulating social media as a common carrier. Defining public spaces in digital realm.

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